RenderX, Inc., the first company in the world to roll out a Java-based, commercial grade XML rendering engine, today announced that Thunderhead Ltd., the provider of highly-usable, standards-based document generation technology, has selected the RenderX XEP software package to provide clients an integral component for rendering XML content to PDF and PostScript for high volume printing capability.

Based on open standards and built purely around XML, Thunderhead's platform puts business users in control of the document generation process and so automates and accelerates the creation of personalized documents such as loan agreements, trade confirmations, insurance claims letters, sales proposals, contracts and wealth reports. RenderX's XEP engine, also based on open standards, converts XML documents into a printable form by applying XSL Formatting Objects styling. XEP is written in Java and supports industry-standard programming interfaces for XML processing, allowing for high-volume printing of complex data.

"We are very pleased to be entering this strategic partnership with RenderX", said Glen Manchester, Thunderhead CEO. "We examined the whole market of XML printing technology, and determined that RenderX offers the most scalable and easily integrated component for our multi-channel publishing solution. Using the Thunderhead platform, our financial and insurance customers are now able to generate and print millions of pages daily. Our customers also demand the highest quality for printed documents and RenderX's software exceeds their expectations."

Thunderhead also solves the problem of synchronizing documents and business communications across multiple channels, including Web, email, SMS, PDA and even interactive television.

By integrating the RenderX XEP engine, Thunderhead customers can dynamically publish this content to PDF or PostScript for high-speed output. Once created, the platform intelligently re-purposes a document according to the unique characteristics of the channel and the preferences of each customer. The result is highly targeted and contextual multi-channel communications originating from a single system.

"Many of the largest global financial services and insurance companies use RenderX software for dynamic document publishing", said Kevin Brown, vice president of sales and marketing for RenderX. "In speaking with these customers, we realized that many have been searching for exactly what the Thunderhead platform provides, namely a single solution for managing the generation of high-volumes of document communications. Therefore, it was a natural partnership for both parties. Thunderhead can extend their platform to complete multi-channel publishing -- from content creation and management through all forms of delivery -- using RenderX software to meet their print publishing requirements."

About RenderX, Inc.

RenderX, a market leader in "XML to PDF" and "XML to PostScript" technology, offers the most productive tool available for high-quality print output of XML content. RenderX XEP is the only commercial grade XSL formatter written in Java for dynamic presentation of sophisticated documents, enabling companies to single source their content for both web and print products -- including use in localization and globalization software and services. RenderX's patent pending technology is used by hundreds of organizations worldwide in the financial, consumer, insurance, government, manufacturing, transportation and pharmaceutical sectors to deliver dynamic documents in high volume to their customers, partners and employees. Committed to open standards and quality software components, RenderX helps companies to achieve efficiency, cost savings and quick return on investment. For more information, visit RenderX on the web at www.renderx.com

NOTE: RenderX, Inc. is a registered trademark and XEP is a trademark of RenderX in the United States and other countries. Other names herein may be the property of their respective owners.

About Thunderhead Ltd.

A leader in the document generation industry, Thunderhead Ltd. is focused on developing next-generation technology that automates the creation and assembly of high-volume multi-channel documents.

Launched in November 2003, Thunderhead already numbers some of the world's leading financial services organizations as customers and our product is also sold globally through Documentum as Dynamic Content Services.

Thunderhead is the world's first document generation platform to be built purely around XML, and the first to use natural language algorithms and usability theory to put the business user (rather than IT specialists) firmly in control of the document generation process.

Our technology occupies a key position on the boundary between content and application, where these two domains are merging - driven by the demands of real time information delivery and Straight Through Processing goals. For further information please visit www.thunderhead.com